Report from conversation of international Anglican bishops called together in 1999 by the Archbishop of Canterbury to meet over a three-year period. Includes points of agreement, disagreement, reflections upon the fruits of the conversation and the conditions that enabled them, topics for further exploration and recommendations from the meeting.
Full text of resource guide for discussions on human sexuality, which includes suggestions for establishing discussion guidelines, a gathered list of resources (including study guides, bibliography, and videos from materials gathered by dioceses, the national church and other churches), and terminology definitions for clarification.
Revive is a discipleship program to help active lay leaders—wardens, property and finance officers, committee chairs, vestry members, church school teachers, youth ministers, pastoral visitors, and liturgical ministers—grow in confidence as spiritual leaders. In just 10 months, this small-group program transforms leaders of practical church ministry into confident spiritual leaders who love God and participate in Christ’s ministry.
Short collation of essays written for Canadian Anglican discussions or recommended by Canadian dioceses representing variety of perspectives on homosexuality, including the role of scripture.
The General Synod of 2010 mandated Faith, Worship, and Ministry to establish a Liturgy Task Force to work on the revision of our contemporary language liturgical texts.
Text of the Apostles’ Creed
Text of the Athanasian Creed
The primary worship text for Sunday services and other major liturgical celebrations of the Anglican Church of Canada
Report of the Faith, Worship, and Ministry Committee’s Task Force on the Diaconate.
Text of the Lambeth Quadrilateral, a statement identified as Resolution 11 from the Lambeth Conference of 1888 that was conceived as a foundation for ecumenical discussion but more recently has been used to outline the basics of Anglican identity.
Describes the meaning of baptism, quoting passage from Introduction to Baptismal Liturgy in Book of Alternative Services and including liturgical text for baptismal covenant. Discusses baptismal covenant and the catechumenate. Resources are included for baptism, Eucharist and ministry (World Council of Churches document), total or mutual ministry, and other suggested readings.
Text of the Nicene Creed
Information and resources relating to discussions of the blessing of same-sex unions, listed in the order in which they were received.
Guide produced by FWM Committee to assist dioceses in developing a code of ethics and standards of practice for lay and clergy engaegd in ministry for the Anglican Church of Canada.
Information on the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, including its goals, traditional period of observance and the role of common prayer. Links are provided for WPCU resources from the Canadian Council of Churches.